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Sustainability at BCIT
What we Aspire to Achieve
UN Sustainable Development Goals at BCIT
SDG Accord
UIGM
Centre for Ecocities
Education and Research Stories
Aerospace Technology Centre
Burnaby Solar Canopy
Energy Saving Initiatives
Green Roof Research and Education
Storm Drain Marking at Burnaby Campus
Sustainable Transport Initiatives
Transport: Marine Campus
History of Living Labs
Living Labs Projects
Sustainability Resources
We define sustainability as "enabling people to lead socially just lives within ecological limits." While efforts to date at BCIT have focused primarily around the environment, our definition reflects the interdependencies between the environment and society. We are working to reposition sustainability in this broader context throughout our community.
What are the Sustainable Development Goals?
Beyond BCIT, there is widespread attention on sustainability, with increasing global concerns around climate change. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by United Nations (UN) Member States in 2015, are an urgent call for concerted action. "They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests."
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development outlines a 15-year framework centered around achieving 17 SDGs. Within the 17 goals are 169 associated and interconnected global targets which encompass all factors of sustainable development. From ensuring access to basic human rights such as water, food and education, to the building of sustainable cities, tackling environmental degradation and addressing inequalities, these goals address sustainable development in a balanced and integrated manner. They reflect that economic, social and environmental balance is pertinent to achieving sustainable development, as well as the concept of leaving no individual behind in the process.
Do you know all 17 SDGs?
At the time of their creation, the SDGs were endorsed by 193 countries, including Canada. This means that 193 nations committed to the integration of these goals into their policies, plans and procedures. Although the Goals were launched at a national level, it is equally important for action to be taken at a community level as well. As global citizens, we all have a role to play and we can collectively work towards a better tomorrow for future generations.
Sustainable Development Goals at BCIT
Academic institutions can play a major role in advancing each of the SDGs. They can help shape the future leaders of tomorrow, by giving students the tools they need to be sustainable decision makers. Some examples include:
building a curriculum with integrated social and environmental values,
supporting impact driven research initiatives,
facilitating collaborative and inclusive partnerships, and
spearheading environmentally sound operations.
At BCIT, we are taking steps to assess our contribution towards the SDGs. Following in the steps of the BCIT Student Association (BCITSA), BCIT became a signatory to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Accord in 2022. We are using the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) framework to help measure and report on contributions towards the SDGs.
BCIT faculty, staff & students are contributing to the SDGs through their everyday actions
This section contains just a few of the many inspirational stories about how our community is making a difference. Select the icons below to learn more about each SDG and how you can make a difference.
Do you have a story or information to share? We'd love to hear about it.
The site is a work in progress and will be regularly updated. Please come back and explore.
Learn more about the Global Goals


Time Shifter that looks like a walking purse. and can hypnotize people using the persuasion of wealth. It can make real money by eating takoyaki. Change-Con (which looks like Change but bigger and has spikes all over his body) can shoot gold bullions. Found in Edo-era Japan with Kinokuniya Bunzaemon.


1986's It wasn't my first brush with Stephen King's work. That honor of course went to a few film adaptations like 1980's The Shining as well as 1983's The Dead Zone. Having said that however, It was one of the first books I read of Stephen King. The first two being his early short story collections Night Shift and Skeleton Crew. I recall vividly in fact my Junior High School teacher praising It and finding the paperback for sale that very afternoon, at a local supermarket.
For the next three days I could NOT put the book down. Not during class nor for that matter on the way home on the bus. Furthermore even eating dinner, you could find my nose planted firmly in the engrossing novel. While I am and always shall be a Stephen King fan – no book has captured my attention so much so like It. Until the publication of 2013's Joyland that is!
When I was growing up – almost to the point of High School. We weren't fortunate enough to have a bathroom with a shower. So for most of my young life I washed my hair in the bathroom sink. An act that I admit I was quite hesitant to do after reading King's book…for fear of looking into the drain and finding something looking back at me!
Imagine my surprise and delight when the other day I stumbled across the lavish work of Kassiopeya. Who took it upon herself to craft a magnificent piece of artwork entitled Welcome to Derry. This was done by converting a 1958 stereo unit into the facade of the bright and sunlit town of Derry. As well as when the cabinet doors are opened, presenting the dark and festering domain of Pennywise.
All images courtesy of Kassiopeya.
To say that Kassiopeya lovingly included scores of detail from the 1986 novel itself is an understatement. I've rarely seen such a work of art that has taken my very breath away as Welcome to Derry has. Don't take my word for it – gaze on this small sampling yourself.
As I've already mentioned, the artist made sure to include the dangers below Derry.
I implore you fans of It to immediately follow the link to Kassiopeya's website – there you will find so many more photos of Welcome to Derry. Now if you will excuse me I believe I must revisit Derry myself by rereading the book once again!
The Shining…For The Atari 2600?!
The Spectacular Sisterhood Of Superwomen!


Limit jumping and rough play as best as you can for the next 5 to 7 days. This will give your pet's small incision time to heal thoroughly. Make use of the e-collar that we sent you home with. It will help to limit how fast your puppy can move around and prohibit him or her from jumping.
Can My Pet Eat After Spay or Neuter Surgery?
Yes. About an hour after you get home, IF your pet appears alert, offer a cup of water in a bowl and two to three tablespoons of wet dog food. Ask East Side Animal Hospital for our recommendation on what kind of food to feed. If your pet appears lethargic, skip the food this evening and wait until tomorrow to feed. If your pet is still lethargic, call East Side Animal Hospital for more information on what you should do.
East Side uses human grade anesthesia and our patients typically recover quickly from it. It's normal for your pet to be drowsy when you take him or her home, but by the following day, your puppy should be back to his or her normal self. Call us if you have any concerns about how your puppy is behaving after spay or neuter surgery.
Does My Dog Have To Wear An E-collar After Surgery?
The e-collar, otherwise unflatteringly known as the 'cone of shame', is a useful tool. It will slow your pet down and keep him or her from jumping and licking (the most common reason why sutures fail or that incisions become infected). It can be hard to watch your pet struggle with an e-collar, but remember that these 7 days of inconvenience will safely help your puppy to heal faster. Be a good pet parent and stay strong. Soon you and your pet will be walking the streets of NYC and going to dog parks happily once more.
Does My Dog Need A Microchip?


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Time to shore up the PBGC
Roger Schillerstrom
With the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. deficit growing to record levels and projections of continued deteriorating financial conditions, the question is: Can the PBGC be saved without increasing its premiums further, reducing the benefits it insures, resorting to a taxpayer bailout or some combination of all three?
Raising premiums, including through a proposed credit-risk-based approach, would in theory strengthen PBGC finances, but given the competitive pressures companies face in operating their businesses, and funding employee benefits in a low interest-rate environment, would likely drive more sponsors away from the defined benefit system, accelerating a trend of closing and freezing plans. This would further weaken the PBGC by removing sponsors of viable corporate plans that provide necessary premium income to the agency while exposing it to little risk of failure.
Reducing benefits would require congressional action, and would provoke resistance from an administration backed politically by unions and from Democratic members of Congress, labor groups and possibly even some Republicans in Congress seeking to broaden the party's political base.
A taxpayer bailout also would face opposition in Congress because of the government's enormous deficits, especially as the PBGC was set up to be self-sustaining. Some would see it as unfair to seek a bailout of PBGC pension benefits from taxpayers, millions of whom don't have any pension coverage let alone the right to pension insurance backing from the PBGC.
The deteriorating financial condition makes it imperative the administration and Congress address the future of the PBGC and the necessity of looking beyond the structure set up at its creation by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
In its latest annual report released Nov. 17, the PBGC acknowledged it is on the verge of insolvency in regard to its program backstopping multiemployer plans.
The PBGC's combined deficit from its single-employer and multiemployer programs reached a record level at the close of its fiscal year ended Sept. 30, rising 73.3% to $61.7 billion from $35.6 billion as Sept. 30, 2013.
Its multiemployer program deficit rose to $42.4 billion from $8.3 billion, offsetting by a large margin an improvement in the single-employer program, whose deficit fell to $19.3 billion from $27.4 billion.
The PBGC's fiscal year 2013 Projections Report for its multiemployer program shows that its "risk of insolvency rises over time, exceeding 50% in 2022 and reaching 90% by 2025.
"When the program becomes insolvent, PBGC will be unable to provide financial assistance to pay guaranteed benefits in insolvent plans," its annual report stated.
That issue confronts a changing Congress and a coming new director at the PBGC in the new year.
With the changes in the leadership of the Senate and the new director of the PBGC, the time has come for the Congress and the administration to decide what can be done to shore up the PBGC finances, especially in the short term in the multiemployer program.
The PBGC has only two sources of income. One source is insurance premiums paid by employers that sponsor defined benefit plans or employers that participate in multiemployer plans. The other source is investment returns on assets of terminated plans the PBGC has taken over.
In the 2014 fiscal year, for the single-employer program that income totaled $3.8 billion in premiums and $6.4 billion in investment return. Multiemployer program income was only $75 million in premiums and $122 million in returns. That multiemployer program income in no way comes close to closing any liability exposure of the PBGC.
While the single-employer program is on better footing, the PBGC's finances would have been in worse shape if the federal government had not bailed out General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC — and indirectly, their underfunded pension plans — when they filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009 and thereby keeping them from calling on the PBGC to cover their pensions.
The administration and Congress must soon address this generally dire financial situation.
In the short term, the new director should take the lead, retaining multiemployer plan funding rules created by the 2006 Pension Protection Act that are set to expire at the end of the year. In addition, the new director should call for a restructuring of the PBGC board.
Neither move threatens employers that sponsor pension plans or employees who participate in them. In fact, these groups should welcome such changes.
Leadership at the PBGC will be critical in helping to shape the agenda for legislation and other policymaking. Since its creation, the PBGC has operated with little leadership at its board level. The board, made up of the secretaries of the departments of labor, treasury and commerce, has met rarely during its 40 years of existence. Some years it has not met at all. The secretaries apparently have generally believed other administrative and policymaking priorities demand more attention. The new director should call for an expansion of the PBGC board to provide better leadership to the management of the agency.
The PBGC's "financial future is uncertain because of long-term challenges related to PBGC's governance and funding structure," Gene L. Dodaro, U.S. comptroller general, said in testimony March 12 before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Further, the Government Accountability Office designated the PBGC a "high risk" in terms of its financial condition.
Action must soon be taken to resolve the PBGC's financial problems. The longer the PBGC waits, the more it risks a collapse that would leave employers and employees in a crisis with a sudden loss of coverage. Such a loss would likely lead Congress to find a hasty solution, which is unlikely to measure up as exhibited by its lack of action to address the situation so far.
Given that many financial experts warned the PBGC was unworkable when the idea was first proposed — because companies and unions could agree to high pension benefits knowing the PBGC would be stuck with the bill if the companies ran into trouble — the best course would be for the PBGC to plan for its eventual closing.
Congress should freeze the PBGC's coverage to those plans it already has taken over and no more. Taking action now would allow time for employers and participants to develop alternative approaches to covering benefits, such as through creative annuity programs to support benefits, and the taxpayers would not be saddled with another ongoing rising obligation.
However, the most likely fix is a muddled compromise that sees the PBGC limping along. n
Obama appoints new chairwoman of PBGC advisory committee
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2011 Lin, Yu-Chiung, Wang, Soun-Cheng, Three Weeks of Heart Rate Control High Intensity Interval Training and Endurance Training on Aerobic Capacity Effect., International Conference on Integration of Sport Industry (ICISI 2011).
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The health and safety of the students, suppliers, contractors and our Shell volunteers have always been our highest priority in the organisation of the event, and we have cancelled this four day-long outdoor event to minimise exposure to the haze.
The Company recognises that a lot of work and effort have been put into the event by participating students from around the region as well as the Shell organising committee, and have made this decision in the best interest of the students and all those involved in the Shell Eco-marathon Asia.
Registered participants of the Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2013 have been informed of the cancellation and can contact Shell for further clarification at eco-marathon-asia@shell.com.
The Shell Eco-marathon Asia will recommence in February from 6th to 9th, 2014 in Manila.


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package com.opengamma.analytics.financial.interestrate;

import org.apache.commons.lang.Validate;

import com.opengamma.analytics.math.function.Function1D;
import com.opengamma.analytics.math.matrix.DoubleMatrix1D;

/**
 * @deprecated {@link YieldCurveBundle} is deprecated
 */
@Deprecated
public class MultipleYieldCurveFinderFunction extends Function1D<DoubleMatrix1D, DoubleMatrix1D> {
  private final InstrumentDerivativeVisitor<YieldCurveBundle, Double> _calculator;
  private final MultipleYieldCurveFinderDataBundle _data;
  private final YieldCurveBundleBuildingFunction _curveBuilderFunction; //TODO this could be moved into MultipleYieldCurveFinderDataBundle

  public MultipleYieldCurveFinderFunction(final MultipleYieldCurveFinderDataBundle data, final InstrumentDerivativeVisitor<YieldCurveBundle, Double> calculator) {
    Validate.notNull(data, "data");
    Validate.notNull(calculator, "calculator");
    _calculator = calculator;
    _data = data;
    _curveBuilderFunction = new InterpolatedYieldCurveBuildingFunction(data.getUnknownCurveNodePoints(), data.getUnknownCurveInterpolators());
  }

  @Override
  public DoubleMatrix1D evaluate(final DoubleMatrix1D x) {

    final YieldCurveBundle curves = _curveBuilderFunction.evaluate(x);

    // set any known (i.e. fixed) curves
    final YieldCurveBundle knownCurves = _data.getKnownCurves();
    if (knownCurves != null) {
      curves.addAll(knownCurves);
    }

    final double[] res = new double[_data.getNumInstruments()];
    for (int i = 0; i < _data.getNumInstruments(); i++) {
      res[i] = _data.getDerivative(i).accept(_calculator, curves) - _data.getMarketValue(i);
    }

    return new DoubleMatrix1D(res);
  }

}

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THE THING IS, BLOGGING, YOUTUBE, CONTENT CREATION AND HAVING AN INFLUENCE OVER AN AUDIENCE IS A CAREER AND ONE I BLOODY LOVE AT THAT!
In October my first year of being a full time, freelance blogger passed and it got me thinking about a whole lot of stuff (more blog posts and freelance life highs and lows coming soon!) It's still such a difficult concept to explain to people and if you've read my article that was in The Blogosphere magazine, all about the judgement surrounding a bloggers career you'll know that a year on, I still struggle to explain how I make a living to some, without doing it any justice and leaving people thinking my job doesn't require me lifting a finger. The thing is, blogging, content creation, youtube and having an influence over an audience is a career and one I bloody love at that!
I was also thinking about how difficult it is starting out: no friends in the business, no idea what to do or how to progress and it's not exactly easy discussing monetary matters with someone you're not close to. I've always been more than happy to share my knowledge with anyone that asks; the way I see it, it's not going to affect my income and success if I share what I know with others, because only I am me. I've always been a sharer, I love to help others and give advice if I can, so here I am sharing my experience and my own advice on how to start earning money from blogging!
Okay so before I dive into specifics, a bit of an obvious point here but important none-the-less. In order for people to contact you, you need to make yourself easily reachable. No one wants to hunt around your blog or insta trying to find the best possible way to reach you – make it super easy for people to contact you and shoot you any enquiries! I had a little play around with my blog the other day and set up a few new sections, to make it easier for any prospective brands that want to work with me to see my previous work and read up about how I work,etc.
In my eyes, I like to think this helps people out a lot and saves them a lot of time – so if there's anything you can do to make a PR's life easier – do it I'm sure they'll thank you and if you're a pleasure to work with, that will reward you in the long run. Making yourself some snazzy business cards also helps if you're out and about or at events and someone asks for contact details or your social media! You want people to remember you so it starts with being impressionable (on and offline ) and being contactable! Set up a dedicated email address for all your blogging platforms and whack it everywhere!
Affiliate programmes are the sales person side of blogging – if you recommend a product through an affiliate link and someone makes a purchase, you'll earn a bit of commission from that sale. So you're essentially being rewarded for making sales through your influence, which personally, I really think is well earned! If people love your style or trust your opinion enough to make a purchase from something you've recommended, that should definitely be recognised! The earning potential is huge for this and you don't have to have a large audience to earn – you just need to experiment to see what works best for you. I personally use them for any products within a blog post, so whenever you like an outfit I wear I will always pop a little slider (like at the bottom of this page) so you can easily shop what I'm wearing! I also like to link any new items in my wardrobe and things I'm lusting after on my Shop my wardrobe page! I also always link items in my Youtube Videos in the description box with affiliates too (always make sure to disclose links).
The swipe up function on Instagram is also amazing – I don't like to overuse it though as I tend to personally not watch insta stories that are super long and sales-y – but that's just my personal preference! I save it for new videos on my channel and items lots of you have liked and asked where to purchase (such as these boots I'm wearing here – loads of you loved them!) There are loads of affiliate programmes to sign up to – some retailers have their own programmes, like Amazon or the most popular ways to use affiliate links (and personally the easies) are the larger programmes like Awin, Shopstyle and Reward Style (or LikeToKnow.It). I personally have switched to using Reward Style as I find it's the easiest to use with the widest selection of items to link to! Affiliates are a great way to have an insight into what your audience enjoy and what's popular amongst them, helping you create better, more tailored content!
Outreaching is a super important factor if you're actively wanting to make an income from blogging. Yes, it's true that some work does come to you, which is always a total dream when it's a brand you love that have a budget, but alas not everyone does and it isn't all sitting back and waiting for it to happen. I actually now make a conscious effort to outreach to new brands I haven't worked with before, one's that I love and know that work with bloggers. Me and my blogging friends also are getting into the habit of passing on our fave contacts to each other, because it's nice to help a gal out! If I know a brand would love one of my friends, why not introduce the two and do favours for each other! A quick google search will also bring up press and media emails or you can sign up to Diary Directory for a fee if you want access to basically alllll of the beauty contacts and PRS!
Insta DM's are also a total legit way to pop a brand a message to ask for their media contact/email – I'm always getting messages from brands so similarly if I can't find a brands email I'll simply pop them a message and ask – what's the harm! I've had nothing but good responses from brands when I've emailed with a pitch and concept – it shows passion and organisation. Don't expect every brand to have a budget – some will gift for posts and sometimes it takes building a good relationship for campaigns to come through. Just kindly ask for them to keep you in the loop about any campaigns they have up coming and if they suit you! Having a good relationship with PR's and being a lovely person gets you in a good place.
Within the last few years blogging apps have exploded onto the scene and mean that earning from your blog has become more accessible to everyone – which is amazing! I've found with personal experience that money and how to earn it is always a little hush, hush within the community – as if people aren't willing to share their knowledge. I understand you wouldn't want to give everything away but I don't personally see my earnings depleting by helping someone out. Whenever anyone asks I'm more than happy to share and quickly recommend anyone starting up to some apps that I've used before, because it's such a fab way to get out there, get proactive and get earning! After all, these are really where the money started for me!
Takumi was the first one I ever used, followed by Tribe. Both are similar with that you simply download and search through campaigns, where you can then choose ones suited to you! With Takumi, I find that less campaigns show up and you do have to be quick to sign up to one before they go, however once you've completed creating the images, posting, etc – payment is guaranteed. Whereas with Tribe, you create the image first, submit it and it can either get declined or accepted, which can be disheartening when you've spent ages and followed the brief only to have it declined, but everything happens for a reason huh! The Blogger Programme is also a fab way to submit yourself for gifting and paid opportunities! There are tonnes more programmes similar to these which can be found through a quick search – these are just a few I've had experiences with!
Being lovely, hard working, considerate and friendly can go a long way when it comes to getting more work. People aren't going to want to work with someone again if they're late at sending drafts and images across, hostile to talk to and don't deliver well thought out content. Work super hard and over deliver, because in the long run – it will probably get you repeat work! However, also know your worth and if you believe people have a budget – don't be afraid to ask! Be open to negotiate, not every brand has the same budget and be flexible to ideas! I'm usually a massive walkover and am afraid to ask for things, but when it's your business, sometimes you need to ask and put yourself out there! I introduce myself to brands, email and ask if they'd like things featured if it fits in with a project I'm working on – I'm sure they'll appreciate the favour! Always be polite and thankful and professional, people will remember you for that! If someone says a campaign is only gifting, there's no harm in asking if they have a budget, even if it's small – don't ask, don't get and I've learn this the hard way!
I really hope that you loved this one and that you found it helpful! If you have any questions at all please do get in touch – I'd also love to know your tips and how you've found blogging and your best ways to earn!
Love the pinks and velvet shoes!
wonderful post,and I must say great combination of tips and your pictures.
I found this very helpful and I would love to hear more blogging and social media tips. Instagram especially! But I really liked this 🙂 I'm checking the apps now!
This is so inspiring! I am so curious and looking forward how this works in my small country (Slovakia).
Amazing..stunning post. so useful and motivational. I am struggling with my blog and after reading this I am highly motivated to work even more. Thanks a Lot.
Great post! I will definitely implement some of your suggestions.
Wonderful ideas! I am looking forward to putting this information to good use!
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Elba should've been the star instead of Statham in Fast & Furious spin-off
By Aja Styles, Jake Wilson, Paul Byrnes and Sandra Hall
August 1, 2019 — 12.00pm
In this round-up, our reviewers look at a handful of movies released this week, from big blockbusters to foreign, local and sometimes obscure films that deserve some of the spotlight. Which ones are worth the cost of a ticket?
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw ★★
The Fast and Furious films (eight so far) have made more than $US5 billion ($7 billion) since the original became a surprise hit in 2001; making it the seventh biggest film franchise. Big enough for a spin-off. Atomic Blonde director David Leitch has taken on the mammoth task of trying to break new ground while not straying too far from the bromance/frenemy formula that made FF famous. Casting action stars Dwayne Johnson, as US State Department agent Luke Hobbs, and Jason Statham, as reformed British mercenary Deckard Shaw, in a battle against genetically-enhanced eco-terrorist Brixton (Idris Elba) seemed a safe bet, but not according to reviewer Jake Wilson.
Idris Elba (centre) shines above Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. Credit:Universal Pictures via AP
"Hollywood used to get flak for aiming its product at a core audience of 12-year-olds. If only this were the case today, when the average blockbuster seems made for an ideal viewer aged around six.
Even by current standards, there's something tiresomely coy and juvenile about Hobbs & Shaw, an action thrill-ride which poses the question of just how many bad guys two grown men have to punch, shoot, fling to the ground and otherwise incapacitate before they can pluck up the courage to admit they like each other.
The plot demonstrates that for all their big talk the heroes stand no chance of success all on their own. Hobbs must reconnect with his estranged family back in Samoa, while Shaw has stayed in touch all along with his roots, represented by Helen Mirren as his crooked but loving mum (a role she previously played in The Fate of the Furious, perhaps the first instance of screen chemistry with a woman in Statham's career).
Still, the joke can only be carried so far. For the leading men, everything appears to be business as usual — which hardly needs saying in the case of Statham, a cook who knows just one dish.
Johnson is a different matter. I hate to say a word against an actor so widely and rightly beloved, whose total commitment to cheese is normally the best index of his professionalism. But his comfort with himself is starting to look a lot like complacency, to the point where he risks losing his status as adult in the room.
His true rival, of course, isn't Statham but Elba, whose character is the film's most ridiculous — he refers to himself as "black Superman" and takes orders from a disembodied voice sounding like Dr Claw from Inspector Gadget — but who nonetheless retains enough force to leave you wondering why on earth he isn't the star.
It might be argued that plot and character aren't that important in a film where pure action is the goal. But … casting Statham as the suave one in a mismatched team of frenemies probably wasn't a good start."
Read Jake Wilson's full review here.
Ophelia ★★★
Clive Owen and Naomi Watts star in this reworking of the Shakespearean tragedy, Hamlet, which re-examines the political intrigue and betrayal within the Danish court from a female perspective. Queen Gertrude (Watts) takes Ophelia under her wing as a lady-in-waiting at Elsinore Castle, where a secret affair sparks with Gertrude's son, Prince Hamlet. When Hamlet's father is murdered and the throne seized by the uncle, Claudius (Clive Owen), Ophelia is forced to navigate the deadly rules of power as Hamlet becomes increasingly unhinged. Shakespeare is used to having his works befiddled, but, as reviewer Paul Byrnes explores, does Australian director Claire McCarthy do it at her peril?
Naomi Watts as Gertrude in Ophelia.
"Unlike the play, Ophelia plays a more active role than Shakespeare wrote, as a feminist heroine who demands the right to tell her side of the story. The script, based on a novel by Lisa Klein, cleverly inverts much of what is already there, so that we feel her passions and losses from another angle. Shakespeare used Ophelia's tragedy as counterpoint to Hamlet's own; here, she becomes the main theme. The aim is to make her loss as powerful as his and in that respect, the film works: her tragedy is just as deep. In terms of tone, the film is more uncertain, an uneasy mix of populism and theatricality.
McCarthy pitches Ophelia directly at a young female audience, ramping up the soundtrack so that the film plays like a modern romance, with swoons and tunes and costumes to die for – or die in, given the mortality rate at Elsinore this spring.
The film rises or falls on Daisy Ridley's performance (as Ophelia). She has to break through the early scenes that remind us we are watching a play, or something that once was; she has to make us believe that she and Hamlet are so far gone for each other that they would do what they do here; she has to convince us that her mad act is not simply real, but a strategy like his. Ridley does a fine job on all fronts, so that the second half of the film rises above its theatrical tethers. George MacKay (Hamlet) does his share of the heavy lifting.
Ophelia takes liberties with Shakespeare rather than improving upon it, but why not? It's fun to think what lies beneath the play; it's fun to think how he might have done it were he writing now; it's fun to wonder how different the play might have been, if it was called Ophelia rather than Hamlet, and William had been Winifred Shakespeare. In that way, the film reminds us of the towering achievement of the original, so strong and complex that it can withstand so much re-engineering."
Read Paul Byrnes' full review here.
Who You Think I Am ★★★½
In this beguiling thriller, Juliette Binoche plays Claire, a 50-year-old divorced literature professor who is still smarting from a broken heart when she subsequently loses the interest of a younger lover. So Claire creates the fake Facebook persona 'Clara', a 24-year-old sexy blonde who works in fashion, only to become trapped by her deceit when a relationship develops with a 20-something photographer Alex. As Sandra Hall explains, Claire already knows the finer points of sexual intrigue as she's lecturing her students on Choderlos de Laclos' classic novel, Dangerous Liaisons.
"As a clue to the amorous shenanigans to come it's not exactly a subtle device, but it is apt – as director Safy Nebbou is aspiring to give us a Dangerous Liaisons for the digital age.
Juliette Binoche stars in Who You Think I Am.
Despite the fact that Binoche's looks appear to be impervious to time, she seems to be first port of call for any French director out to examine the dilemmas and dissatisfactions of a beautiful woman confronting the effects of middle age, and the looming prospect of becoming invisible to the opposite sex.
Nebbou's film is a lot cleverer than Claire Denis' tediously garrulous Let the Sunshine In (for example) – and more ambitious, with an unexpected plot twist, a smart dash of humour and much musing on the perverse satisfaction that Claire takes in adopting the persona of someone 30 years younger.
At other times, his direction works so hard to keep us guessing that it comes across as being inordinately precious.
But his main focus is on Binoche, and she serves him well, smoothing out the plot's psychological implausibilities with a performance edged with a destructive urge to make mischief.
She displays Claire in all phases of her character – sober-sided academic, absent-minded mother, drunk and desperate party girl and ecstatic lover. However, it's only towards the end, when she's ready to confront the truth, that you begin to understand her. And when you do, the film finally takes shape as a flawed but elegant morality tale about the dangers and temptations of the virtual life."
Read Sandra Hall's full review here.
The Public ★★★
It has been nine years since Emilio Estevez graced screens in The Way; a family film he directed, which starred his father Martin Sheen and was produced by his mother Janet Sheen. Yet his clout in bringing together '90s film stars remains. In The Public, Estevez stars alongside a memorable ensemble cast in a dramatic tale about civil liberties. For reviewer Paul Byrnes, Estevez's latest directorial offering is a cranky but humourous film about American values – "as in, what the hell happened to them?"
"Frank Capra (1940s award-winning director) lives, at least in spirit. Emilio Estevez's seventh film as director is a likeable piece of Capra-corn, with a modern sheen (no pun intended). The characters have white hats and black hats, the story carries its heart on its sleeve, and it comes home with a rousing crowd-pleasing and surprising finale.
Early on, seemingly mild-mannered librarian Stuart Goodson (Estevez) tells Jackson, a charismatic former veteran and alcoholic (Michael K. Williams) that the public library is the last great symbol of public democracy. The movie is a slow elaboration on what he means.
Estevez has a lot to say here about climate change, corrupt public officials, police violence. Alec Baldwin plays the police negotiator called in when more than 100 homeless men take over the third floor of the library, rather than sleeping outside during an extreme cold snap. Christian Slater makes a rare appearance as an ambitious prosecutor who sees some law and order votes in sending the police in to crack heads.
Michael K. Williams and Emilio Estevez star in The Public. Estevez also directs.
It plays a bit like an old-fashioned ethics lesson on modern themes – a touch of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, but with homeless black veterans instead of the penniless farmers Capra and John Ford used to valourise. When Estevez reaches for his copy of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, he overdoes the civics lecture, but there's an urgency to all this. It's as if he feels there's no time left for subtlety: America's institutions are being dismantled in front of his eyes and what are we doing about this, people?"
Read Paul Byrnes full review here.
Camino Skies ★★
Fergus Grady and Noel Smyth's documentary follows six Australians and New Zealanders, aged between 50 and 80, as they trek the 800km Catholic pilgramage known as the Camino de Santiago. Despite being envisaged as "an uplifting story about everyday people doing the extraordinary", reviewer Jake Wilson didn't feel inspired.
"Recent interest in the Camino has been boosted by the various movies on the subject, both documentary and fiction. Notable in the latter category is Emilio Estevez's eccentric but earnest 2010 drama The Way – not to be confused with Luis Bunuel's 1969 surrealist satire The Milky Way, which treats the Camino as the pretext for mockery of some arcane points of Catholic dogma.
Camino Skies is more mundane than either.
None [of the pilgrims] are spring chickens, and some are well into their senior years. From a filmmaking perspective this is a plus, since they're less self-conscious on camera than younger subjects might be, and more willing to talk frankly about their suffering, whether from physical ailments or grief.
Technically, the film is a slick package, to a degree that can be disconcerting when the goal is to put raw emotion on show. It would be going too far to say the participants are being exploited: they may well have found the filmmaking process rewarding and even therapeutic.
Still, despite the pretty cinematography and "inspirational" tone, the approach has a lot in common with the voyeuristic formula of reality TV: following vulnerable people through demanding situations and waiting for them to crack."
Be Natural: The Untold Story Of Alice Guy-Blaché ★★★★
The Be Natural documentary, narrated by Jodie Foster, explores the highs and lows Alice Guy-Blaché experienced as the first woman to make movies. Directing films from the age of 23 for Leon Gaumont in Paris in 1896, American director Pamela Green claims she was also one of the first to use close-ups, hand-tinted images and synchronised sound. Reviewer Paul Byrnes says the film is "a must for aficionados".
"It's not necessary to accept all of these claims to recognise that Alice Guy, who would soon marry Englishman Herbert Blaché, was an extraordinary woman who deserves to be better known. As Green keeps asking, why haven't we heard of her?
Alice Guy-Blaché was one of the first movie makers to use close-ups, hand-tinted images and synchronised sound.
The answer, in part, is that we have. Guy-Blaché is well-known in Europe, if not America. There were at least two documentaries and three books before this film. There's another reason too – and this might be an actual discovery. Green presents compelling evidence that a number of influential French critics and historians wrote her out of the history, possibly deliberately. What's French for chauvinism, we might ask.
Guy-Blaché left France in 1907 with her husband, bound for America. They set up a studio at Fort Lee, New Jersey – the centre of American film-making at the time. She made hundreds of films there as producer, writer and director. Her career blossomed, but she was soon forgotten at home. When she returned to France many years later needing a job, the industry slammed the door in her face.
Green treats all of this as a detective story – a strategy that eventually wears thin. She has uncovered many original documents; watching how she did this is not necessarily worth the telling.
More importantly, the film contains many fascinating sequences from Guy-Blaché's films. There are also two filmed interviews, with the woman herself. These are the film history equivalent of gold dust, bringing us much closer to a real understanding of who Guy-Blaché was – and what she accomplished."
Jake Wilson is a film critic for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
Paul Byrnes
Paul Byrnes is a film critic for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
Sandra Hall
Sandra Hall is a film critic for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.


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Title:	 Maternity Protection in the Laboratory
Field(s) of Action: * Flexibility, Time and Work Life
Objectives: * Care and protection
* Avoidance of interruption of the scientific work and career
Target Group(s): Pregnant and breastfeeding female scientists
Description:	 Maternity protection for pregnant or breastfeeding women scientists in the laboratory is an integral part of occupational health and safety and represents a special challenge from the point of view of equal opportunities. Certain risks may only apply to pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. This measure ensures that all risks and stresses for pregnant women or breastfeeding women are recorded. This applies, for example, to the exposure to noise, radioactive radiation or the degree of physical strain. Certain daily exposure levels for the total duration of pregnancy must not be exceeded. In such a case, after an assessment procedure, a prohibition to work for the pregnant and breastfeeding female scientist would be imposed.
The measure aims to compensate for any necessary prohibitions on pregnant and breastfeeding female scientists on their workplace in cases of risk. The purpose is to avoid an interruption of the scientific work and career. If the assessment shows that the pregnant woman herself is not allowed to carry out her research activities for health reasons, but other people are able to do it, they should take over this work. The following measures are possible:
1. Assisted research activities may be carried out by appropriate laboratory staff.
2. Special research activities may exceptionally and on a case-by-case basis be carried out by appropriate scientifically trained persons.
3. The spatial separation between hazardous areas and the workplace of the pregnant or breastfeeding female scientist.
More information: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft e.V. (Germany)
Contact: zgb@gv.mpg.de
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Now there are plenty of differences between Graham's mix and mine, but one in particular made me do a #facepalm and think "Why didn't I think of that?" You see, on this particular song there are quite a few electric guitar tracks, and during one portion of the song things start to get kinda crazy. There are two or three guitar tracks doing some random "noodling" (that's the professional term for it).
What did I do in my mix? I just left 'em in and made 'em sound good, of course.
What did Graham do? He reached for the magic button. The mute button.
This is one of those powerful tools we all have at our disposal, but we just tend to forget about it.
Just because the artist recorded a bunch of tracks doesn't mean you need to use them. I'm not advocating drastically changing the recorded material, but if a particular track isn't helping the mix, mute that thang.
Here's a lesson from Captain Obvious: If you don't mute it, then it will be heard in the mix.
If you don't like the way it sounds, or if it's just making the mix worse, taketh thy mute button and engageth it.
Sometimes you can get so caught up in mixing that you forget that perhaps you need to evaluate whether the tracks you're hearing are "worthy" to stay in the mix. Listen with a producer's ears, not just a mix engineer's ears.
If I lose this month's duel, it'll be because of my lack of mute button magic.
But mark my words, Cochrane. You won't get off that easy next month.


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Q: A player that adds video functionality to Win8 MediaElement control The windows 8 Metro XAML mediaelement is bare bones, and is essentially just a rendering surface.
Does any know of a good third party control which adds all the functionality you would expect on a video player? Such as play, pause, slider bar, full screen, etc? I'm looking for something akin to the HTML5 Video element that most browsers provide.

A: MediaElement good control but some functions is restricted.
More enhanced control is "Player Framework".
By this control, can be played each encoded videos, playist, seekbar, pause, play, skin properties etc.
http://playerframework.codeplex.com/

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Tuition prices of top football colleges: AP Top 25 Poll
http://www.savingforcollege.com/articles/tuition-prices-of-top-football-colleges-ap-top-25-poll-week-8-857
by Kathryn Flynn
and Joseph Lage, Savingforcollege.com
For almost 80 years, the Associated Press (AP) has been running a poll to determine the best college football teams. Each week, a panel of 61 sports writers and broadcasters cast their vote, and the top 25 teams are selected based on a simple point system.
As you watch the games, you might be thinking of sending your child to one of the schools with the best teams. Michigan State, perhaps? Or has your son or daughter been sporting a Florida Gators jersey since they could walk? Since a football scholarship might not be in everyone's future, we've listed the tuition prices of the schools that made up the AP Top 25 Poll in week eight (source: U.S. News and World Report).
Find out how you can prepare for these costs with Savingforcollege.com's World's Simplest College Calculator.
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25.	University of Pittsburgh
Current tuition costs-
One year, in state: $18,192 / Out of state: $28,958
Four years, in state: $77,256 / Out of state: $122,969
24.	University of Mississippi
One year, in state: $7,444 / Out of state: $20,674
Four years, in state: $31,611 / Out of state: $87,791
23.	Duke University
One year: $49,341
Four years: $209,525
22.	Temple University
21.	University of Houston
20.	University of California - Berkley
19.	University of Toledo
Four years, in state: 40,630 / Out of state: $80,284
18.	University of Memphis
17.	University of Oklahoma
16.	Texas A&M University
15.	University of Michigan
14.	Oklahoma State University
12.	University of Iowa
11.	University of Notre Dame
10.	Stanford University
9.	Florida State University
8.	University of Alabama
7.	Michigan State University
One year, in state: $13,560 / Out of state $36,360
Four years: in state: $57,582 / Out of state: $153,977
6. Clemson University
5. Louisiana State University
4. Texas Christian University
One year, in state - $8,239 / Out of state: $26,177
2. Baylor University
One year, in state: $40,198
1. Ohio State University
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The bohemian city of Cluj-Napoca is in the Transylvania region of Romania – an area romanticised by its mystical past. With charming cobblestone streets, terracotta-roofed buildings and a lively student population, it has plenty going on for travellers. Admire its Baroque, Gothic and Renaissance architecture, and take it easy in the urban oasis of Central Park. Numerous basement pubs, wine bars and all-night clubs give Cluj-Napoca its reputation as one of the best places for nightlife in the country.
Cluj-Napoca hostels are dotted around, or are within walking distance of, the old town. You can stay in a homely Art Nouveau guesthouse, or a restored mansion with an orchard and vegetable patch. There are hostels that offer both private rooms and shared dorms, which usually have free Wi-Fi. A Cluj-Napoca hostel often comes with a communal kitchen, sociable outdoor space and even a sauna – the perfect remedy after a busy day exploring the city.
The Centru area, with its sherbet-hued buildings, is one of Cluj-Napoca's main draws. Its narrow streets and alleys are lined with ancient churches, art galleries and cafés selling tasty Romanian pastries. The southern district of Zorilor is a thriving student hub that's also home to an astronomical observatory. West of the Someșul Mic river lies the residential neighbourhood of Grigorescu, which has a peaceful vibe with plenty of green spaces. Piezisa Street in Hașdeu is popular in the evenings, with many bars and restaurants.
The city spreads out from the main square of Piața Unirii, which is home to major landmarks such as St Michael's Church and Rhédey Palace. Two other public squares to see are Piaţa Mihai Viteazul, with its statue of Michael the Brave, and Piaţa Avram Iancu, where you'll find the Assumption Cathedral. For panoramic views of Cluj-Napoca, hike up Cetățuia Hill, where you'll also spot the ruins of an 18th-century fortress. Eight kilometres from the city lie the woods of Hoia Baciu, often dubbed the creepiest forest in the world!
From Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport, it's around a 20 to 30-minute drive to downtown Cluj-Napoca. Taxis are outside the arrivals hall, and the Line 8 bus runs right to Piaţa Mihai Viteazul. Once in the city, it's easy to reach the popular attractions on foot, but there's also a good network of buses, trolleybuses and tramlines. The city's main train station is a major rail hub, with connections to other Romanian destinations such as Sighișoara, Oradea and Bucharest.
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Spotify Rings in 2018 With Another Lawsuit
Spotify, a digital music streaming and downloading service, faces another copyright infringement allegation in a series of lawsuits brought by music publishers and songwriters. On December 29th, 2017, Wixen Music Publishing, Inc., an independent music publisher formed in 1978, filed a complaint in California federal court, alleging that Spotify willfully infringed the copyrights of a list of musical compositions. Wixen identified approximately 10,784 musical compositions and seeks a total statutory award of at least $1.6 billion.
Wixen's complaint asserts that "as Spotify has publicly admitted, and as recent lawsuits and settlements confirm, Spotify has repeatedly failed to obtain necessary statutory, or 'mechanical,' licenses to reproduce and/or distribute compositions on its service." As a result, songwriters and publishers have been unable to properly share in Spotify's achievements. Wixen also argues that, Spotify, on numerous occasions, had used music without either a license or compensation to the creators.
The complaint also criticizes the recent $43.4 million proposed settlement in the class-action lawsuit Ferrick et. al. v. Spotify USA Inc. et al., asserting that it does not sufficiently compensate Wixen or the songwriters it represents. Accordingly, Wixen opts out the musical compositions at issue from the proposed settlement.
The settlement to which Wixen refers was reached just six months earlier and was led by songwriters David Lowery and Melissa Ferrick. Lowery and Ferrick had filed similar suits in December 2015 and January 2016, leading to their consolidation by Judge Beverly Reid O'Connell of the Central District of California. More than 500 musicians and music copyright owners, including Tom Petty, have objected to the proposed settlement, calling it "grossly insufficient."
Wixen's timing proves noteworthy for more than one reason. On December 21st, lawmakers and major publishing companies proposed the Music Modernization Act to simplify the music licensing process and increase royalties. If the bill passes, then certain legal remedies will be eliminated for lawsuits filed after January 1st, 2018. The suit also comes just as Spotify filed with the SEC for its IPO.
Andrew Flanagan, "David Lowery and Melissa Ferrick's Lawsuits Against Spotify Get Combined," Billboard (May 24, 2016), https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7385072/david-lowery-melissa-ferrick-spotofy-lawsuits-combined
Daniel Kreps, "Wixen's $1.6 Billion Spotify Lawsuit: What You Need To Know," Rolling Stone (Jan. 3, 2018), https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/wixens-16-billion-spotify-lawsuit-what-you-need-to-know-w514878
Eriq Gardner, "Spotify Hit with $1.6B Copyright Lawsuit Over Tom Petty, Weezer, Neil Young Songs," The Hollywood Reporter (Jan. 2, 2018), https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/spotify-hit-16-billion-copyright-lawsuit-tom-petty-weezer-neil-young-songs-1070960
Ferrick et. al. v. Spotify USA Inc. et. al., case number 1:16-cv-08412 (S.D.N.Y.)
Melissa Daniels, "Hundreds Of Musicians Object To $43M Spotify Copyright Deal," Law360 (Sep. 13, 2017), https://www.law360.com/articles/963345
Michelle Fabio, "$1.6B Lawsuit Plunges Spotify Into Troubled Legal Waters Just As It Files For Its IPO," Forbes (Jan. 4, 2018), https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellefabio/2018/01/04/1-6b-lawsuit-plunges-spotify-into-troubled-legal-waters-just-as-it-files-for-its-ipo/#51684ef53fde
Oliver Gettell, "Spotify slapped with $1.6 billion copyright lawsuit over Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks songs," Entertainment Weekly (Jan. 2, 2018), http://ew.com/music/2018/01/02/spotify-wixen-copyright-lawsuit/
Robert Levine, "Spotify Settles Class Action Lawsuits Filed By David Lowery and Melissa Ferrick With $43.4 Million Fund," Billboard (May 26, 2017), https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7809561/spotify-settles-class-action-lawsuits-filed-by-david-lowery-and-melissa
Wixen Music Publishing, Inc., http://www.wixenmusic.com/about/the-company/
Wixen Music Publishing, Inc., v. Spotify USA Inc., case number 2:17-cv-09288 (C.D. Cal.)


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Firefighter Drama Delivers PSA on Gun Safety: 'You Could Save a Life'
Karen Townsend
An innocent game of good guy, bad guy between a young boy and a babysitter took a potentially deadly turn in the January 30 episode of ABC's Station 19 titled "Indoor Fireworks". The episode ended with a Public Service Announcement (PSA) on behalf of an activist group known for promoting gun-grabbing legislation in Washington, D.C.
Shondaland Legal Drama: America Is 'Scary, Evil, Racist Place'
Rebecca Downs
ABC's How to Get Away with Murder has already so far shown to have anti-police tendencies, including when it comes to black police officers. In November 8's episode, "I Got Played," the Shondaland Production raised the stakes, not only against police officers, but white people and the country overall.
'Grey's Anatomy' Reminds Viewers to Get Out and Vote
November 1st, 2018 9:50 PM
You may have noticed celebrities doing videos to get out the vote again this year. Actress/Director Jodie Foster stars in one produced by gun-grabbing liberal billionaire Michael Bloomberg, along with lots of Hollywood women, including Grey's Anatomy's star, Ellen Pompeo. This is not surprising, given all the celebrities hoping Democrats will take the majority in Congress in the…
New NBC Med Drama Warns of 'Dangers of Walking Around in Brown Skin'
Annie Piper
On Tuesday night, the writers of New Amsterdam rolled out an old liberal agenda and confirmed our suspicions that they are desperately lacking in creativity. There's no doubt the hit drama is aiming to be the Grey's Anatomy of NBC. Not only are the writers looking to get in on the medical drama scene so many Grey's fans love, it looks like they're also aiming to be as…
Hollywood, Media Give Nearly $40 Million to Liberals for Midterms
Julia A. Seymour
Although Hollywood's political donors' demographics and strategies are shifting, their direction — left — certainly isn't. The Hollywood Reporter published an in-depth look at how liberal Hollywood's "GOP loathing" has them more involved than ever this year, even as the makeup of Tinseltown's political givers shifts from a cadre of…
Leftflix: Streaming Progressive Programming Right to Your Home
The left has taken over yet another entertainment medium and made it their own.
'Scandal' Ends 7 Season Run Praising 'Black Power' and Gun Control
Lindsay Kornick
April 20th, 2018 12:55 AM
After seven seasons, ABC's Scandal has finally aired its last episode. Over the course of 124 episodes, the Shonda Rhimes-produced series has pretty much covered every aspect of the liberal agenda. However, as the finale proves, there's always time to squeeze in a little more, especially when it comes to knocking white male privilege and promoting gun control. I guess it's…
'Scandal' Hypes 'Most Progressive' GOP President...Except for Guns
March 30th, 2018 12:45 AM
Man, ABC's Scandal really does not like guns, or "semiautomatic killing machines," as they're called. It also really does not understand guns, gun owners or the Republican Party, but none of that is really news at this point. The latest episode just reinforces that fact with this one critique of the "most progressive Republican" in the White House: The woman just…
'Blackish:' Reagan Never Saw a Black Man He 'Didn't Want to Break'
In the March 20 episode of ABC's Blackish, titled "Things Were Different Then," things weren't so different as cheap shots were thrown out at Republicans, which this is not unusual for this show. This episode even reached back to Ronald Reagan's days as governor of California to call him a racist who would like to break black men "in half."
#Resist: New Shonda Rhimes Legal Drama Puts Racial Profiling on Trial
ABC's For The People is the latest series by outspokenly liberal producer Shonda Rhimes, the same woman behind ABC Thursday night powerhouses Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How To Get Away With Murder. Because apparently we didn't have enough diverse, attractive people spewing liberal speech in our faces in settings like hospitals, D.C. and law schools, we now have this show to insert…
'Grey's Anatomy' Informs Viewers It's Dumb to Put a Gun in Your Vagina
Amelia Hamilton
November 2nd, 2017 11:55 PM
What did I just watch? I mean, I know I just watched the November 2 episode of Grey's Anatomy, "Come on Down to My Boat, Baby" but, in the larger sense, what did I just watch? It is truly amazing to me that this show is still on the air and, after this episode, I'm convinced that the only ratings it has are the people who watch it out of pure schadenfreude, those who watch…
TV Goes to War With Trump: 16 Shows Blast President This Fall
September 28th, 2017 3:54 PM
This is war. Hollywood is arming themselves with the written word and preparing to do battle in politics. With the fall television season, Hollywood writers and actors bring a barrage of material aimed at portraying President Trump and his policies in the worst light possible. As of September, there are 16 scripted television shows either already airing or scheduled to air that focus on attacking…
An Early Farewell to 'Scandal'
Matt Norcross
Earlier this year, this space spotlighted the embarrassing predicament that ABC and its cable operations (including Disney Channel and ESPN) have gotten The Walt Disney Company in: "Most television executives would have stopped the corruption going on at both networks a long time ago, but [Ben] Sherwood might be looking for a way to profit from the liberal bleed infecting both broadcasters…
ABC's Despicable Decision to Cancel 'Last Man Standing'
On Thursday, ABC cancelled the Tim Allen sitcom Last Man Standing, which had been running on the network for six seasons. During the 2012 election, ABC censored a joke on the show calling then-president Barack Obama a communist. And now ABC has cancelled Last Man Standing allegedly because of a dispute by the show's distributor 20th Century Fox.


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